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mousavi video president obama put out, this thing -- you saw the video president obama put up, distancing america from the film. does that help? >> it does help. it is the first time united states is taking this kind of innovative pro-active measure. in some ways, you are trying to use this when already a tidal wave has started. it is hard to stop a tidal wave. >> is there anything washington can do? >> keep engaging on an ongoing basis. not this one a crisis happens. also, when we have disagreements with pakastani, we should explain ourselves to them. we should have kept them engaged. where we see the consequences of the collapse of the relationship as we saw today, then we try to come up with these measures, and often they are good, but they are too little to late. >> is that the problem? we have a short-term policy? >> we decided we should punish them, put pressure on pakistan. well, it worked to an extent, but the consequences also public anger. >> thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> to turkey where a court convicted three military officers of attending to overthrow the governme
mousavi video president obama put out, this thing -- you saw the video president obama put up, distancing america from the film. does that help? >> it does help. it is the first time united states is taking this kind of innovative pro-active measure. in some ways, you are trying to use this when already a tidal wave has started. it is hard to stop a tidal wave. >> is there anything washington can do? >> keep engaging on an ongoing basis. not this one a crisis happens. also,...
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do you have any idea what president obama plans to do on day one? i know he's given speeches but you don't have a sense of why he wants-- what is he burning to do? and romney is so lost that-- and you can see it with all these things have happened. he's pretending to be someone he's not. charlie, you and i could have a conversation for two hours and have a conversation about this subject. relations between jews and arabs ia very sensitive subject. we could talk about this for two hours and i would never get in trouble. i would never cross the line because my feelings about that is i don't know what i think and why i think it. romney, the reason he keeps falling out of the ring is that's what happens when you're pretending to be something you're not. there's nothing organic about any of this and you could see it at the republican convention. it was very obvious to me. he is renting this party to fulfill his dream to become president and they're renting him to get rid of barack obama. but there is no organic connection. how many republicans have you e
do you have any idea what president obama plans to do on day one? i know he's given speeches but you don't have a sense of why he wants-- what is he burning to do? and romney is so lost that-- and you can see it with all these things have happened. he's pretending to be someone he's not. charlie, you and i could have a conversation for two hours and have a conversation about this subject. relations between jews and arabs ia very sensitive subject. we could talk about this for two hours and i...
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obama is not that kind of guy. he is a more intro verted guy so it's not like we are blood brothers together, we played football together, we played golf together that is not there. >> rose: so the election will depend as they head to the crucial period between now and november 6s, on the debate. >> right. >> rose: can, i mean is there other than something happening, is it unlikely that something happening being an external event in the international front or b, a debate that is so one-sided which i think is unlikely to be one-sided. the best that could happen would say to me is that the person who is less well-known or the person who has the most interest in changing the impression of himself can achieve that. >> right. >> rose: that would be reagan. >> what argument is romney going to make? what is the bumper sticker. what is the core argument. and so if romney said listen, first what makes you thin think-- what make you think the next four years will be better than the last four that is one good argument. second
obama is not that kind of guy. he is a more intro verted guy so it's not like we are blood brothers together, we played football together, we played golf together that is not there. >> rose: so the election will depend as they head to the crucial period between now and november 6s, on the debate. >> right. >> rose: can, i mean is there other than something happening, is it unlikely that something happening being an external event in the international front or b, a debate that...
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. >> rose: we continue this evening with jeffrey, the book of the oath, the obama white house and the supreme court. >> 17 chief justice, 44th president, two people who in some respects have a lot in common, born within six years of each other, both came of age in the think area, both products of harvard law school and the hear extraordinary la law review but both of them, and both of them real students of the constitution. but that is where the similarities end because roberts coming from his very conservative background, very stable background, is a true conservative, and he believes that the constitution neeth to change the irony is one believes in change and one really believes in stability and it is roberts is the one who wants change. >> rose: we conclude this evening with karen elliott house, a pulitzer recipient for covering the middle east. >> on saudi arabia. >> so i think the country has problems, all of these problems of unemployment, wealth distribution, housing, poverty in a country that has got that much money, and those are not going to get better without some real you
. >> rose: we continue this evening with jeffrey, the book of the oath, the obama white house and the supreme court. >> 17 chief justice, 44th president, two people who in some respects have a lot in common, born within six years of each other, both came of age in the think area, both products of harvard law school and the hear extraordinary la law review but both of them, and both of them real students of the constitution. but that is where the similarities end because roberts...
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if what i think is going to happen happens and president obama wins, i think that too will break the logjam for a different reason. as senator mcconnell says their number one goal for the last four years has been denying him a second term. as soon as he gets that, they can't deny him a third term. he can't have one anyway. so i think you will see, i will just make a prediction. i think in the lame duck session they will avoid the fiscal cliff, they will reach an agreement-- . >> rose: by extending it, by some kind of an extension or by making a deal. >> they'll either make a deal or they will have a short extension which makes it clear this is not another year, i predict that you will get a budget deal early next year f not in this lame duck session. and i think you'll see them start to work together. it is going to be a different world. >> rose: because the election will have that kind of consequence. >> absolutely. >> one of romney's top foreign policy advisors said the other day that obama has made the united states look impo nent the world. dot facts bear that out. >> i disagree
if what i think is going to happen happens and president obama wins, i think that too will break the logjam for a different reason. as senator mcconnell says their number one goal for the last four years has been denying him a second term. as soon as he gets that, they can't deny him a third term. he can't have one anyway. so i think you will see, i will just make a prediction. i think in the lame duck session they will avoid the fiscal cliff, they will reach an agreement-- . >> rose: by...
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obama and mr. romney have to address this burgeoning problem is because you cannot just talk about the middle class anymore. 150 million people in this nation are wrestling with poverty in some shape or form. >> tavis smiley, cornell west, thanks so much for joining us. now to the final farewell held today for u.s. astronaut neil armstrong. in 1969, his steps on the moon put him in the history books. today, dignitaries gathered at washington boss national cathedral for a special memorial. armstrong -- at washington's national cathedral for a special memorial. armstrong died last month, but his legacy lives on. >> the national cathedral stretches toward the sky -- a reminder that people only thought they would reach the heavens in the afterlife. then came the space program and neil armstrong. he may have made a giant leap for mankind, but his friends say he thought he was just doing his job. >> i think he, indeed, had been put on earth to fly. remember his reply when somebody asked him what it was l
obama and mr. romney have to address this burgeoning problem is because you cannot just talk about the middle class anymore. 150 million people in this nation are wrestling with poverty in some shape or form. >> tavis smiley, cornell west, thanks so much for joining us. now to the final farewell held today for u.s. astronaut neil armstrong. in 1969, his steps on the moon put him in the history books. today, dignitaries gathered at washington boss national cathedral for a special memorial....
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soldiers fighting a war while the republicans slammed obama's plan as a foreign policy failure asked him about that he would show more backbone in relations with russia however socialism professor william robinson says the highly personalized campaigns we hide the fact that there's really little choice for american voters seemed unusual or there's no real significant difference between the republicans and the democrats regard to the economic program both parties are beholden to transnational corporate interests particularly to the banking interests of oil interests to the u.s. military industrial complex this is a longstanding reality of u.s. electoral campaigns increasingly their personalized increasingly the real issues are at stake the vital issues for the people in the united states and worldwide are not dealt with and increasingly they are simple simply personalized to time there is one difference for. substance and this is coming out. and that is that the obama administration has been pursuing what we call a very limited neocon as you're a little more social programs that are a
soldiers fighting a war while the republicans slammed obama's plan as a foreign policy failure asked him about that he would show more backbone in relations with russia however socialism professor william robinson says the highly personalized campaigns we hide the fact that there's really little choice for american voters seemed unusual or there's no real significant difference between the republicans and the democrats regard to the economic program both parties are beholden to transnational...
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ambassador for india under the obama administration. it is a very robust defense of america's constitutional rights. how do you think it goes across the muslim world in the wake of this controversial one? >> he tried to do three things and i thought he was very effective. first, he talked about a very strong case for u.s. leadership in the world. he condemned the violence and also made the case for free speech and what that means in the world. secondly, he talked about the advancement of democracy. how that is founded on principles. and thirdly, i thought he talked very effectively to a domestic audience, a litany of achievements that he has obtained in his foreign policy, thereby strengthening his record there. contrasting what governor romney might do or what he might not do. >> as a candidate in the days of the berlin speech, he talked about the need to tear down the wall between christians and jews and muslims. but that was as high as ever. >> as ambassador to india for a few years, you see a lot of good things in the world. the amb
ambassador for india under the obama administration. it is a very robust defense of america's constitutional rights. how do you think it goes across the muslim world in the wake of this controversial one? >> he tried to do three things and i thought he was very effective. first, he talked about a very strong case for u.s. leadership in the world. he condemned the violence and also made the case for free speech and what that means in the world. secondly, he talked about the advancement of...
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been touring key states to secure support for november's election republican mitt romney to barack obama to the gulf coast a visiting areas hit by hurricane isaac those have been a lot of the house for touring between the two promise supporters accuse romney of paying little attention to us so this is quite an uproar all the republican hands slammed obama's first term as a foreign policy failure vowing that he would get tough with russia however still shelling professor william robinson says this letter will choice for american voters we were there's no real significant difference between the republicans and the democrats regard to the economic program both ortiz are beholden to transnational corporate interests particularly to the banking interests of oil interests to the u.s. military industrial complex this is a longstanding reality of u.s. electoral campaigns increasingly their person wised increasingly the real issues at stake the vital issues for the people in the united states and worldwide are not dealt with and increasingly they are simple simply personalized the times there is
been touring key states to secure support for november's election republican mitt romney to barack obama to the gulf coast a visiting areas hit by hurricane isaac those have been a lot of the house for touring between the two promise supporters accuse romney of paying little attention to us so this is quite an uproar all the republican hands slammed obama's first term as a foreign policy failure vowing that he would get tough with russia however still shelling professor william robinson says...
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republican mitt romney beat barack obama to the gulf coast visiting areas hit by hurricane isaac there's also been a lot of house retore between the team obama supporters who is romney of paying little attention to you know what the republican slammed by most times as a foreign policy in the area and vowed that he would show more backbone in relations with russia however sociology professor william robinson says the highly personalized campaign to hide the fact that there's that little real choice american voters that might have seemed unusual or there's no real significant difference between the republicans and the democrats regard to the economic program both parties are beholden to transnational corporate interests particularly to the banking interests of oil interests to the u.s. military industrial complex this is a longstanding reality of u.s. electoral campaigns increasingly they're personalized increasingly the real issues at stake the vital issues for the people in the united states and worldwide are not dealt with and increasingly they are simple simply personalized the times t
republican mitt romney beat barack obama to the gulf coast visiting areas hit by hurricane isaac there's also been a lot of house retore between the team obama supporters who is romney of paying little attention to you know what the republican slammed by most times as a foreign policy in the area and vowed that he would show more backbone in relations with russia however sociology professor william robinson says the highly personalized campaign to hide the fact that there's that little real...
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obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran is no a challenge that can be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, the security of gulf nations, and the stability of the global economy. >> woodruff: turning to the civil war in syria, the president repeated his call for an end to the bloodshed and to the regime of bashar al assad. >> if there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest, it is the regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding their rights d
obama also had a new warning on iran's nuclear program. yesterday iranian leader ahmadinejad repeated his claim that the program is only for peaceful purposes, an explanation the u.s. and other countries dismiss. today the president said again iran cannot be allowed to build nuclear weapons. >> let me be clear. america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. but that time is not unlimited. make no mistake, a nuclear-armed iran...
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nomination as republican presidential candidate this week as he did so he slammed his rival barack obama saying his handling of foreign affairs was poor romney said a much tougher stuns must be taken towards some countries including russia but critics have questioned much of what he said you know she can explains. mitt romney is now officially barack obama's opponent for the white house and he's talking tough throwing rocks well verbal rocks not only the president but also nations at the republican convention where he accepted his nomination mr romney did not fail to once again highlight his any masorti towards russia he criticized the president for not being hard enough in his view on russia when it comes to missile defense mitt romney says under his administration quote mr putin will see less flexibility and more backbone end of quote and of course that adds up to his earlier statements that russia is america's number one geopolitical enemy and that they need to reset the reset that's actually what he says on his website as part of mitt romney's foreign policy agenda so yes a lot of to
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even attempted let alone achieved as far as foreign policy you're writing that president obama's wars could come back to bite him even the ones he didn't start but which you argue are his buy now he pledged to was draw from iraq and afghanistan he says that's what he is doing in what way could they bite him well they could all fall apart. if the united states lost both of those wars even before obama assumed office but the imperative that obama faced which was also the imperative that george bush faced in his final years was not to lose face i'd like you to expend a little bit on afghanistan you argue that ghana standing particular certain to face saving operation for the president how is he handling that. well to the extent that he can develop a consensus in the political class in the united states to get out as soon as possible which seems to be happening not particularly through his own initiatives he will get out but unless that develops he's going to have is going to have to be a continued presence there of some sort which is going to continue to wreak murder and mayhem and not t
even attempted let alone achieved as far as foreign policy you're writing that president obama's wars could come back to bite him even the ones he didn't start but which you argue are his buy now he pledged to was draw from iraq and afghanistan he says that's what he is doing in what way could they bite him well they could all fall apart. if the united states lost both of those wars even before obama assumed office but the imperative that obama faced which was also the imperative that george...
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he received what multiple reports now say was a blunt phone call from president obama wednesday night. according to those accounts, chastened egyptian officials then scrambled to defuse the volatile situation. today, reuters reported that u.s. intelligence officials had concerns after clips of the offending movie, "the innocence of muslims," were first broadcast saturday in egypt. but white house officials said there was no advance warning of what was coming. meanwhile, in libya, the president of the national assembly visited the charred ruins of the u.s. consulate in benghazi, where ambassador chris stevens and three colleagues died tuesday. >> ( translated ): i want to offer my thanks to ambassador stevens. i want to thank him and to thank the american people who gave birth to such special diplomats. >> brown: the bodies of the four slain americans were repatriated today outside washington at joint base andrews. >> let light perpetual shine on chris, sean, glen and tyrone. >> brown: ambassador stevens and state department officer sean smith were brought home with two former navy sea
he received what multiple reports now say was a blunt phone call from president obama wednesday night. according to those accounts, chastened egyptian officials then scrambled to defuse the volatile situation. today, reuters reported that u.s. intelligence officials had concerns after clips of the offending movie, "the innocence of muslims," were first broadcast saturday in egypt. but white house officials said there was no advance warning of what was coming. meanwhile, in libya, the...
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. >>> president barack obama has tiblgtened u.s. diplomatic posts all across the world. armed men stormed the embassy. a u.s. film mocking islam prompted the attack. the gunman shoot at the guildings and tossed handmade bombs into 2 come pound sparking fires, obama issued a statement confirming that adventure christopher stevens is among the four victims. he ordered security to be increased for u.s. citizens in libya. the american-made film that sparked the attack is considered insulting to islam's profit mohammad. that film also triggered anti-american outrage in egypt. demonstrate fors assembled on the u.s. embassy in chicago. hundreds of people gathered in the compound, some of them scaled the walls. they brought down a u.s. flag and burned it. >> egypt has lost them and it has not solved any problems. >> part of the film in question has been uploaded to the internet. >>> firefighters in pakistani's biggest city of karachi continue looking for victims after a fire that swept through a clothing building. the four-story structure went up in flames on tuesday afternoon w
. >>> president barack obama has tiblgtened u.s. diplomatic posts all across the world. armed men stormed the embassy. a u.s. film mocking islam prompted the attack. the gunman shoot at the guildings and tossed handmade bombs into 2 come pound sparking fires, obama issued a statement confirming that adventure christopher stevens is among the four victims. he ordered security to be increased for u.s. citizens in libya. the american-made film that sparked the attack is considered...
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if you look at the average, obama has probably 3 to 5 point lead. and it's tough to see something you can distinctly tie to that comment. nonetheless it is certainly true already that this act, this comment has energized democrats enthusiasm way up this guy has got to be beaten and it's completely demorallized republicans, both on confidence grounds for a lot... for all republicans and on moral offensiveness grounds for a lot of republicans. >> woodruff: and you're hearing these calls to change the campaign. i guess a lot of people are quoting peggy noonan in "the wall street journal" today saying they need an intervention, a new c.e.o.. >> a losing campaign is like a bad marriage. i mean there is a lot of blame and a lot of recriminations. i don't care what it is, democrat or republican. what this shows to me more than anything else is that mitt romney was always a concept rather than a cause. in other words, he made sense. he was a business success in a bad economy. he was a turn around artist that is how you would sell him. he had a beautiful fam
if you look at the average, obama has probably 3 to 5 point lead. and it's tough to see something you can distinctly tie to that comment. nonetheless it is certainly true already that this act, this comment has energized democrats enthusiasm way up this guy has got to be beaten and it's completely demorallized republicans, both on confidence grounds for a lot... for all republicans and on moral offensiveness grounds for a lot of republicans. >> woodruff: and you're hearing these calls to...
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and of course, we assured president obama that we will be keen and we will not permit any such event, any such occurrence in our country against the embassy territories in the future. >> woodruff: today, in washington, secretary of state clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible." >> it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. but as i said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to this video with violence. >> woodruff: clinton also sought again to distance the united states' government from the film and its maker. the associated press reported that he's been identified as a coptic christian living in california with a checkered legal past. actors in the film said that they were duped, that the blasphemous and offensive dialogue was later dubbed in. and not just muslims, but coptic christians in cairo denounced the film and its apparent intent. >> ( translated ): if it is proven that there is a copt that participated in the making of this movie, the church 100% refuses him. >> woodruff: there w
and of course, we assured president obama that we will be keen and we will not permit any such event, any such occurrence in our country against the embassy territories in the future. >> woodruff: today, in washington, secretary of state clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible." >> it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. but as i said yesterday, there is no justification, none at all, for responding to...
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mitt romney is now officially barack obama's opponent for the white house and he's talking tough throwing rocks well verbal rocks not only the president but also nations at the republican convention where he accepted his nomination mr romney did not fail to once again highlight his any maasai towards russia he criticized the president for not being hard enough in his view on russia when it comes to missile defense mitt romney says under his administration quote mr putin will see less flexibility and more backbone and of quote and of course that adds up to his earlier statements that russia is america's number one job political enemy that they need to reset the reset that's actually what he says on his website as part of mitt romney's foreign policy agenda so yes a lot of tough talk i heard experts say that's how mitt romney makes up for lack of charisma what's interesting about the backbone comment is that mitt romney himself is often characterized as lacking the backbone as he has flip flopped on so many issues like abortion he was for abortion before he was against it or illegal immigra
mitt romney is now officially barack obama's opponent for the white house and he's talking tough throwing rocks well verbal rocks not only the president but also nations at the republican convention where he accepted his nomination mr romney did not fail to once again highlight his any maasai towards russia he criticized the president for not being hard enough in his view on russia when it comes to missile defense mitt romney says under his administration quote mr putin will see less...
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obama is still distant, somewhat removed from this. he has not engaged on a personal level enough with people, so you see obama reacting intellectually, sometimes with passion, but never to the point, my god, we've got to solve this problem. when i interviewed him for the book at length, he pointed the finger right at the opposition party, the republicans. >> bob woodward, thank you very much indeed for joining us. what started as a dispute over a small group of uninhabited islands in the east china sea has escalated into a standoff between china and japan. the two countries both claim the territory as their own, and now violent demonstrations have led some of the biggest global brands to shut down the chinese operations. >> anti-japanese protests across china showed no signs of abating. in the southern city, thousands of demonstrators surround the japanese consulate. there anger was in full public display. these are being filled by an escalating territorial dispute between the two countries over islands in the east china sea. demonstr
obama is still distant, somewhat removed from this. he has not engaged on a personal level enough with people, so you see obama reacting intellectually, sometimes with passion, but never to the point, my god, we've got to solve this problem. when i interviewed him for the book at length, he pointed the finger right at the opposition party, the republicans. >> bob woodward, thank you very much indeed for joining us. what started as a dispute over a small group of uninhabited islands in the...
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obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still fighting to recover from that. nevada got hit harder than most. but here's the thing. i don't think the best answers for today's new challenges are old sales pitches. >> surprisingly there are undecided voters still. >> suarez: university of las vegas political science professor says the president has good reason to avoid talking about his mortgage relief programs. while about 1.2 million people have benefited from them, that's far less than the 4 million families the president hoped to reach. >> a lot of programs that they've
obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still...
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>> he said that president obama inherited a mess, that obama's policies made sure it didn't get any worse, but that no one could have gotten us back to normal, even him. >> on the the path of-- >> and it makes no sense to return the keys to the white house to the people who got us in the mess. >> and linking romney with bush in a lot of people's minds. >> full disclosure on last week's program i think certainly, and neither felt that neither convention did much to elevate their candidate. obama has gotten a much bigger bounce i think that is anybody was predicting a week ago from this. another event that happened, which is that wesleyan university media project measured the advertising going on from august 26th to september 8th through the convention and the obama campaign ran 40,000 ads against the romney campaign's 18,000 ads in those swing states and they flooded the zone with anti-romney ads, specifically attacking mitt's tax plan and i think that sort of thing at that moment truly could have some effect on the polls. >> if you look at gallup's results, they showed that the mitt romne
>> he said that president obama inherited a mess, that obama's policies made sure it didn't get any worse, but that no one could have gotten us back to normal, even him. >> on the the path of-- >> and it makes no sense to return the keys to the white house to the people who got us in the mess. >> and linking romney with bush in a lot of people's minds. >> full disclosure on last week's program i think certainly, and neither felt that neither convention did much to...
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obama has his. more subsidies and regulation, tax breaks for the middle class, more taxes for the rich, but both of them act as if you can act autonomously in the world, as if this can be done in the absence of an interdependent fiscal policy, and this is a blunt reality. it is not an ideology. it does not serve the democrats or the republicans. the economy is interdependent, and we need policies like that. we do not have them. tavis: it is understandable, given the condition of our economy, that oester be -- both of these conventions in the last two eggs have focused on the issue of joblessness in this country, how to put americans back to work, but i wondered, to what extent you think it is possible, that some catastrophe on the international stage might end up over these next few weeks between labor day and election day, how they might end up impacting the outcome of this race. everybody is on edge. talking about living in an interdependent world, is it foreseeable that something on the internati
obama has his. more subsidies and regulation, tax breaks for the middle class, more taxes for the rich, but both of them act as if you can act autonomously in the world, as if this can be done in the absence of an interdependent fiscal policy, and this is a blunt reality. it is not an ideology. it does not serve the democrats or the republicans. the economy is interdependent, and we need policies like that. we do not have them. tavis: it is understandable, given the condition of our economy,...
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and we will have that under barak obama. in thenq 21st century global economy, prosperity requires leaders committed to creating good jobs by investing in our future, in our ports, roads, bridges, airports, energy, and telecommunications and in our public schools. leaders who are serious about rebuilding our manufacturing economy, leaders like barak obama and joe biden. and we know that the wealthiest and most powerful among us, those who have benefited most in recent years, must do their part to help rebuild america. deep prosperity requires economic security. and we will stand with leaders who strengthens and protects social security and medicare and medicaid, not those who plan to cut benefits that working people paid for, earned and are counting on. prosperity requires democracy. starting with the essential right of everyone in this great country to a voice, both at the ballot box and at the workplace. the right to solve problems together. and to climb the ladder to the middle class the old-fashioned way through hard wor
and we will have that under barak obama. in thenq 21st century global economy, prosperity requires leaders committed to creating good jobs by investing in our future, in our ports, roads, bridges, airports, energy, and telecommunications and in our public schools. leaders who are serious about rebuilding our manufacturing economy, leaders like barak obama and joe biden. and we know that the wealthiest and most powerful among us, those who have benefited most in recent years, must do their part...
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the white house trying to explain what president obama meant to say. spokesman tommy bidder didn't help a white house effort. he said the word ally doesn't amount to much. and call the term ally a legal term of art. for the record, the oxford english dictionary defines the term as a person or organization that cooperates with or helps another in a particular activity. not much art. in that, a simple word. not necessarily a term. for the president's enjoyment, enemy means a hostile nation or its armed forces or citizens. meanwhile from the white house come obama campaign, much of the mainstream media, and even some republicans going after governor romney's criticism of the initial apologies released by the cairo embassy. the very same words that were disavowed by president obama himself and removed from the embassy website. many of governor romney's supporters are wondering why more republicans are failing to voice their support. where were his surrogates? undeterred and unhesitatingly, governor romney has kept up the pressure on president obama, critic
the white house trying to explain what president obama meant to say. spokesman tommy bidder didn't help a white house effort. he said the word ally doesn't amount to much. and call the term ally a legal term of art. for the record, the oxford english dictionary defines the term as a person or organization that cooperates with or helps another in a particular activity. not much art. in that, a simple word. not necessarily a term. for the president's enjoyment, enemy means a hostile nation or its...
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. >> the obama campaign raced out a new advertisement. >> it shows he thinks that half of the country feels like victims. >> victims, i would not say so. >> the real problem is this is not a one-off. he spent the last days explaining away controversial remarks rather than punching home his big message. and his campaign seems to have descended into bickering panicked by the polls. in the race for the why house, barack obama and mitt romney were neck-and-neck but after the party conventions, the president called a head. -- pulled ahead. >> the campaign has been ragged around the edges. it needs to be sharpened. the candidates to be focused. he is no worse than two. behind. he is no worse than even with money. romney is strong the last to get better. >> mitt romney and the president agree the gulf between their visions -- the candidates is learning that dismissing voters on the other side of the divide is not good politics. >> how pivotal a row with its recording play in the presidential campaign? for answers we turn to a staff writer covering national politics for the atlantic. less tha
. >> the obama campaign raced out a new advertisement. >> it shows he thinks that half of the country feels like victims. >> victims, i would not say so. >> the real problem is this is not a one-off. he spent the last days explaining away controversial remarks rather than punching home his big message. and his campaign seems to have descended into bickering panicked by the polls. in the race for the why house, barack obama and mitt romney were neck-and-neck but after the...
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. >> hillary clinton and barack obama in that video. the state department, they spent $70,000 on this pr effort. this has the potential lead to reach 90 million pakistan is in the country. what do you make of this effort? >> i think that this is an important effort and we need to applaud it. >> could it be effective? >> i don't think it will change too much because we're in the middle of a whole movement. egypt, libya, india, mobs coming out. these societies alike pressure cookers. there is a lot of pressure within this society. a perceived attack on the pro phet is kind of like a catalyst. this touches very deeply into society. a gesture like the one made by the secretary of state, hillary clinton, is something very positive. but, we need to understand that unless the paradigm changes, we will have cause and effect and i don't condone any violence of any kind. we had 100 deaths since the crisis of the danish cartoons. we have had about 30 deaths since the film came out and the ambassador was killed. how many more deaths before we reali
. >> hillary clinton and barack obama in that video. the state department, they spent $70,000 on this pr effort. this has the potential lead to reach 90 million pakistan is in the country. what do you make of this effort? >> i think that this is an important effort and we need to applaud it. >> could it be effective? >> i don't think it will change too much because we're in the middle of a whole movement. egypt, libya, india, mobs coming out. these societies alike...
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making it difficult for them to defeat barack obama. but like their colleagues in red states, california republicans are doing all they can to deliver the country from mitt romney. >> the tea party is mobilizing to help get out the vote. we're going to reno in september and october. >> belva: california republican party chair tom declared his plan. >> nancy pelosi declared us a battle ground state. what i can do is make sure we can bring home the congressional races and hold on to the state senate. >> belva: some notable california republicans skipped the convince opting to stay home and campaign. but running against senator dianne feinstein decided to attend at the last minute. >> what gives you hope? >> the way we are polling gives me hope. she is at the lowest of her career. i'm 12 points behind her. that is a horse race to me. befrnlts anoth >> belva: another hopeful has become a rising star for the party and used his time in the national spotlight to talk about how the republican party can appeal to minority voters. >> my parents e
making it difficult for them to defeat barack obama. but like their colleagues in red states, california republicans are doing all they can to deliver the country from mitt romney. >> the tea party is mobilizing to help get out the vote. we're going to reno in september and october. >> belva: california republican party chair tom declared his plan. >> nancy pelosi declared us a battle ground state. what i can do is make sure we can bring home the congressional races and hold...
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obama is ahead. all the polls in the key states, the battleground states, obama has a lead as well. the markets discounted an obama win, and as a result, this bullish for risk, and for oil as well. >> how high do you continuing crude could go? >> i think $96, $97. not because of an obama victory, but because of bifurcation economically around the world. oi. the split side, what happen fist we can have a romney victory. >> i think oil rallies in either case. if romney wins, it rallies more, because romney victory is risk conducive which would send oil higher. >> ho how big is the uncertaint? >> much less than a few months ago. the morkt has begun to sdounlt an obama victory. not because of political uncertainty, but more because of economic certains. >> once we get beyond the election, what will be the driver for crude? >> economic growth, hands down. fi. we look at the crude contracts >> one of the benefits of trading crew, is you can trade it on the front months and also the supply and demand five, six, sen, eight years down the road. if you look at crude now, 12, 18 months down th
obama is ahead. all the polls in the key states, the battleground states, obama has a lead as well. the markets discounted an obama win, and as a result, this bullish for risk, and for oil as well. >> how high do you continuing crude could go? >> i think $96, $97. not because of an obama victory, but because of bifurcation economically around the world. oi. the split side, what happen fist we can have a romney victory. >> i think oil rallies in either case. if romney wins, it...
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i don't think that the -- i'm sorry, the obama administration or the european administrations are more happy with democracy than they were with dictators as, you know, i think it's a question of interest. but what are the interests now? over the last ten years, the chinese economic presence in the middle east was multiplied by seven. it's a very powerful presence. and the brink -- bric countries, brazil, india, china, russia, turkey, are playing a very important role, and we don't talk about this. there is a shift here, and for many reasons it's going to have an impact on the countries, on the relationship between israel and the other arab countries because, remember, china has not the same relationship to israel than the united states of america. so this is a very big concern, what is going to happen in the region. we have to take these seriously. it's not only political, it's economic. and geostrategic. so this is a second point which is the answer. the economic vision coming from the arab world. when i was talking to the current president in tunisia, i was with him recently, and he
i don't think that the -- i'm sorry, the obama administration or the european administrations are more happy with democracy than they were with dictators as, you know, i think it's a question of interest. but what are the interests now? over the last ten years, the chinese economic presence in the middle east was multiplied by seven. it's a very powerful presence. and the brink -- bric countries, brazil, india, china, russia, turkey, are playing a very important role, and we don't talk about...